2018 Ford Focus 1L Zetec 5dr — £8,999 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Ashington, Pulborough
£8,999
46,604 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
50/100
Average
vs Market Average
-14%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
50 /100

This 2018 Ford Focus 1L Zetec 5dr is listed at £8,999 by Ashington Automobile Company in Ashington. It has 46,604 miles on the clock. At 14% below the market average of £10,425, this looks competitively priced based on 132 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,326/year in value. The listing quality is average — it could benefit from more photos or detailed specifications.

Year 2018
Make Ford
Model Focus
Trim 1L Zetec 5dr
Body Style Hatchback
Colour White
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 46,604 miles
Engine 1L
Doors 5
Seats 5
CO2 104 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Yes
Road Tax £195/yr
Monthly Payment £173.09/mo
All Features & Equipment (37)
16in Alloy Wheels - 5x2 Spoke - Sparkle SilverAirbags - Driver and Front PassengerAirbags - Front and Rear Side CurtainAirbags - Front Side ImpactBody Colour BumpersCentre Console with ArmrestCruise Control with Speed LimiterDoor Handles - Body ColourDoor Mirrors - Heated - Electric - Integrated Side Indicators - Body ColouredElectric Parking BrakeFord Easy Fuel SystemFord SYNC with 8in TFT TouchscreenFront and Rear Seatbelt MinderFront Floor MatsFront Passenger Airbag Deactivation SwitchFront Seat - Drivers Manual Lumbar Support AdjustmentFrozen WhiteHalogen Reflector HeadlightsHeadlights - Automatic On-OffLane Keeping Aid with Lane Departure WarningLeather Trimmed Gear KnobLED Daytime Running LightsManual Air ConditioningMyKeyPost Collision BrakingPre-Collision Assist with Autonomous Emergency Braking and Pedestrian-Cyclist DetectionPre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian DetectionQuickclear Heated WindscreenRear Centre HeadrestRemote Central Locking and Engine ImmobiliserSelectable Drive ModeSpare Wheel - Mini SteelSteering Wheel - 3-Spoke - Leather TrimmedThatcham Category 1 AlarmTrip ComputerTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemWindows - Electrically Operated Front and Rear with One Touch Opening and Closing
Below MarketListed at £8,999 vs market average of £10,425 (-14%)
Market Low
£4,215
Market Average
£10,425
Market High
£19,989
Comparables
132 listings

Based on 132 comparable Ford Focus listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£740/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£293/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,326/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £9,682 (£-683)
Mileage-predicted: £10,332 (£-1,333)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,033/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,326/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,619/yr

Based on 523 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

50
Overall Listing Quality
Average — some areas could be improved.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
25/25Good
Photos
28 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
37 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
9 specs provided
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£8,999
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£173.09/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
28 photos
5/5
Key selling points
37 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
9 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Page HTML not captured — scores are estimated
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
How our review page compares
This Car-Search.ai listing review page scores 95+/100 on all four categories. It includes Schema.org Vehicle + Review structured data, semantic HTML, per-page meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, static HTML rendering, market analysis, depreciation vectors, and rich narrative content — fully accessible to Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and all AI search engines.

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About the Dealer

Ashington Automobile Company

Ashington, Pulborough RH20 3JR